Two not so great photos of potential roosters...NEW BETTER PHOTOS!

[Hatrick]

Ok so attempt number two...

Photo #1 is our OBVIOUS roo Roscoe.

Photo #2 is ? (Mary Brown)

Photo #3 and #4 (aerial shot) is ? (Waffles)

If I had to wager a guess I say our Mary Brown is pullet and that Waffles is another roo (although he's dark for a roo no?) He has that suspicious feathering around his neck. These are our first roo's as the last batch we got was sexed specifically for pullets.

 

[BlazeJester]

12 weeks with that much comb development is definite cockerel. Saddle and hackle feathers obvious on Waffles, and I think Mary Brown is also a cockerel based on color and comb development.

 

[Hatrick]

I know I asked the question but I think I disagree, our other Barred Rocks had big combs early too and they're definitely laying eggs!

Wouldn't Mary Brown have the same tail thing going on as the other ones if she was a roo?
Roscoe is much lighter than both of them but Waffles for sure has the feather thing going on.

 

[BlazeJester]

Depending where you got them from, maybe your strain of BR hens matures faster. My seven pullets (Meyer hatchery stock) at 16 weeks still had smaller combs than all three of yours:

The photo of Mary Brown is not a good photo to use for sexing, but it *appears* that the hackle and saddle feathers are already coming in - you can check for this with a piece of paper, looking for "pointy" feathers rather than rounded ones. The coloring is similar to that of Waffles, and lack of pronounced tail feathers is really not indicative of anything at this age. The least dominant rooster will likely mature more slowly than the others as well (as is true for hens).

It varies individually (and by strain I imagine), but as mentioned previously, yellow legs is an indicator of male BR and Mary Brown has no trace of dark wash.

 

[Lothiriel]

Waffles is a cockerel. That's for sure. Mary Brown I'm not positive. "She" has the same size comb and wattles as Roscoe and Waffles, and if "she" is the same age, I would expect a lot less on a pullet, and I see what I think are pointed hackle and saddle feathers. I'm leaning toward cockerel on Mary Brown too.

 

[Hatrick]

This is two of our original flock at approximately the same age (probably a little older) they are both hens. I guess maybe we'll just have to wait and see...three rooster in a flock of six is probably not the ideal situation.

 

[hdowden]

they really all look like cockerels i would think if they were pullets then they would have that slate wash down the front of their legs still like in blazejester pics of his/her 16 week old pullets

 

[Twiggers96]

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When you say the coloring is brighter - what are you referring to?
I've got some BR's I'm trying to get a head start on their sex. They are only 6 weeks though. 3 of the 4 have sprouted combs so I am guessing they are roosters.
I did not know this about their leg color though!

 

[hdowden]

Quote:
When you say the coloring is brighter - what are you referring to?
I've got some BR's I'm trying to get a head start on their sex. They are only 6 weeks though. 3 of the 4 have sprouted combs so I am guessing they are roosters.
I did not know this about their leg color though!

you can also tell sex by the headspots when they hatch. can you post pics of the chicks? if a chick has a slate wash down the front = hen ; if solid yellow legs = rooster

 

[Twiggers96]

I will get some pics. Is it OK to post in this thread?